1. an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary; [syn: Rubiales, order Rubiales]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Rubiales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass
Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound
ovary [syn: Rubiales, order Rubiales]